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- A nice Philosophy of Mind summary
- The power of categorical logic
- What exactly is the scientific method and why do so many people get it wrong?
- Paralympic athletes faster than olympic athletes — what does this tell us about difference?
- Logic: if + then = why? How can we understand the power of logic?
- How do we ensure we are exposed to new ideas? A parody with bite.
- A Life of Meaning (Reason Not Required) – What is the nature of our relationship with reason?
- Can you name this cognitive bias?
- By what measures can we value human life?
- Teaching philosophy improves standardised scores
- Are we in control of our own decisions?
- Neuroscience and education: myths and messages
- Free will is not as free as we think – and that’s ok.
- Where’s the Proof in Pseudoscience?
- Science in the lead?
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- Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller
- Basic Moral Orientations
- UNESCO's Philosophy Portal
- Aristotele e Platone
- Paradoxes and Their Relevance to Philosophy
- A Life of Meaning (Reason Not Required) - What is the nature of our relationship with reason?
- Vegetarians and IQ (Post hoc ergo propter hoc?)
- Why should I respect oppressive religions?
- Are people-smugglers agents of freedom?
- Do home-schooled kids get enough social education?
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Philosopher’s Zone
NYTimes – The Stone
Philosophy Now
RSA Animate
- The Green Corridors Initiative
- Governance governing government
- Why print money when we can print wealth?
- Building a resilient health and care system
- We'll always have Paris?
- Experimentation and equity in global cities
- Technology-enabled deliberative democracy
- Healthier placemaking
- Creating a sovereign wealth fund in Wolverhampton
- Economic recovery and climate action
Scientific American – Mind and Brain
- Asexuality Research Has Reached New Heights. What Are We Learning?
- Political Ads Can Target Your Personality. Here's What Could Go Wrong
- Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning
- People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Have an "Exhausted" Immune System
- How to Close the 'Orgasm Gap' for Heterosexual Couples
- Virtual Bar Scenes Are a New Tool to Study Why People Commit Crimes in the Heat of the Moment
- Anger Can Help You Meet Your Goals
- How Sleep Engineering Could Help Heal the Brain
- Dominatrices Are Showing People How to Have Rough Sex Safely
- Farmers in Crisis, Long Overlooked, Are Finally Getting Mental Health Support
TED talks
- How AI will step off the screen and into the real world | Daniela Rus
- How to be an active citizen and spark change | Gabriel Marmentini
- A Palestinian and an Israeli, face to face | Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon
- What you can do to stop economic crime | Hanjo Seibert
- Why you should disappoint your parents | Desiree Akhavan
- Can cannabis help you sleep? Here's the science | Jen Walsh
- A new national park to reclaim Indigenous land | Tracie Revis
- Ideas change everything — and what's next for TED | Chris Anderson and Monique Ruff-Bell
- Can AI catch criminals at sea? | Dyhia Belhabib
- Music, movement and poetry | Tunde Olaniran
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David Papineau on Scientific Realism
From Philosophy Bites. Philosophy of Science. Nice piece and quite short.
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